At least 11 people were wounded by a direct hit near the Druze town of Hurfeish in the Upper Galilee on Wednesday.
Initial reports said the attack was carried out by Hezbollah drones, which have posed Israeli air defenses far more trouble than rockets.ראשוני: פצועים מנפילה במגרש כדורגל בחורפיש, לא הופעלה התרעה - כוחות רבים בדרך לזירה@_Gitsis_ pic.twitter.com/LkGm9IXuOM
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Reports said the impact was in a soccer field and at least one person was critically wounded.
Shortly after the initial reports, the IDF said, “A number of launches that were identified from Lebanon fell in the area of Hurfeish in northern Israel. No sirens were sounded. The incident is under review.”
A spokesperson for the Ziv Medical Center later provided the following statement: “At around 6:45 p.m., two lightly wounded people were brought to the Ziv Medical Center as a result of the barrage on Hurfeish. The two wounded (reserve soldiers) arrived with injuries in the lower limbs but were conscious and in stable condition. The families have been updated. In addition, another soldier was brought to the medical center in the last hour, who was slightly injured while running to the protected area.”
Hezbollah claims responsibility
Later, Hezbollah told Lebanese Hezbollah-affiliated news outlet Al-Mayadeen that “the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted, at 5:53 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6, 2024, a deployment of Israeli enemy soldiers in the Baram Forest with rocket weapons and hit them directly.”
The IDF did not fully address the statement by press time.
Hezbollah also launched a variety of other attacks on Israel on Wednesday, though those caused less damage.
Reports indicated that the IDF was retaliating robustly at press time, but details were still scarce.
Late Wednesday night, the IDF provided a follow-up statement, saying," Following the previous announcement regarding the reported attack against Hurfeish in northern Israel, the IDF has determined that two explosive UAVs launched from Lebanon hit the area of Hurfeish. The incident is currently under review.
Throughout the day, IAF fighter jets targeted Hezbollah terror sites in Lebanon. The strikes included terrorist infrastructure in Naqoura and Matmoura, Hezbollah military structures in Ayta ash Shab, and a Hezbollah observation post in Khiam. Additionally, IDF artillery fired to eliminate threats in Halta, Hamoul, Houla, Jibbain, and Marwahin in southern Lebanon."